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Re: Powerlight HX-G011 1W 1xAA LED Flashlight Black

That body style has popped up all over the internet lately,I have one,and have ordered another,and mine has a glass lens,solid aluminum reflector,and a lux in them,although I am fixing to drop crees in them as soon as the new light /crees from DEX to arrive,I got mine from http://www.ledwholesalers.com/store/...&productId=162

The quality I think is much better than the one DEX's is..It looks like Dex's has a plastic lens/reflector and a unknown led... I've ordered several things from this led wholesalers,and he has always done me right,Good quick shipping,and such.. He also sells stuff on Ebay,which is where I learned of his store..

Re: Powerlight HX-G011 1W 1xAA LED Flashlight Black

Shipping is ups, Shipping is not the issue here.. The lens and reflector are,the lens is glass,and its as thick as a nickel,The reflector is a solid aluminum chunk,that could be polished to a brilliant shine,and it has a actual lux in it ATM,I ordered crees for mine from dealextreme though..

Re: Powerlight HX-G011 1W 1xAA LED Flashlight Black

yeah.. the only reason i got the one that i got from DX is because of the price... $5 including shipping...

i definitely want to upgrade to a cree on it... just haven't got any clue which emitter will work... hopefully someone else out there has done it already so i can reap the benefits of the info...

but definitely... for and extra $5USD... i woulda paid that for glass and metal reflector....

too bad for me ... i guess...

KraZy

I ordered one when they first listed it on their website and it just shipped out yesterday. So I probably wont get it till like 10 days later but i think the mini star crees from kaidomain would fit in there but I wont know until I get it and measure the opening to see if it'll fit.

Re: Powerlight HX-G011 1W 1xAA LED Flashlight Black

I have the one from LED Wholesalers. It's decent quality. The only thing I don't like about it is that the Aluminum reflector isn't super polished. It seems less glossy than others. But maybe that's a good thing if you plan on swapping the Lux1 out with a Cree...

Re: Powerlight HX-G011 1W 1xAA LED Flashlight Black

There's no description to back this up, but based on the photos and specs, I suspect this version is a very similar light except that it SEEMS to be a rear twisty switch instead of a clickie. The advantage of this configuration might be slightly overall length (3.19" vs 3.54"). Come to think of it, the market seems to be flooded with lots of low-dollar 1AA Lux/Lux-clone lights with rear clickie switches. 1AA twisties are no where near as well represented in the really low end of the market so this little light might be a real boone for twisie fans who want a reasonably bright beater light without breaking the bank.

Re: Powerlight HX-G011 1W 1xAA LED Flashlight Black

Originally Posted by Ty_Bower

Are you sure on that? Save the pic of the tail end of the light, and turn up the gamma in your photo editor. There is a clearly a button in the tail.

No Ty, I'm not sure. That's why I was careful to qualify my statement with "SEEMS to be". Actually now that I've taken another look at the photos, I'm more inclined to believe that it's a front twisty not a rear twisty as I had originally speculated. This photo: http://www.dealextreme.com/productimages/sku_2096_5.jpg shows the light open from the front with the head inverted and the rear of the PCB board plainly visible. I would infer from this photo that this is how you are supposed to open the light to load the cell. This is consistent with a front twisty light. Also, this photo: http://www.dealextreme.com/productimages/sku_2096_7.jpg shows the light alongside a AA battery for scale. The length of the AA cell isn't much shorter than the overall length of light that can be seen behind the lamp module. I simply don't see how there could be room to include a functional clicky switch and and up with a battery tube / tail switch assembly that is only slightly longer than the AA cell that it contains.

I do see what you mean about the button-like projection that is visible on the rear of the light. However, based on the other evidence, I think that is just a ringed indentation machined into the solid rear of the light to enable the use of a split ring and/or lanyard while still allowing the light to tail stand in "candle mode".

Re: Powerlight HX-G011 1W 1xAA LED Flashlight Black

Re: Powerlight HX-G011 1W 1xAA LED Flashlight Black

Originally Posted by krazy89

i'm just disappointed that there aren't any AAA small lights with a clickie...

Heck, I'd be happy if they sold something like the HX-G011 but with a AAA battery, even if it was a twisty. I'd love to have a $5 AAA "1 watt" light to give away as gifts. I might even keep one on the extra set of keys for myself.

The closest, least expensive 1xAAA, "1 watt" light I can find is the Ultrafire 602C. But, it's about three times as much as I want to pay.

The only reason a great many American families donít own an elephant is that they have never been offered an elephant for a dollar down and easy monthly payments.

Re: Powerlight HX-G011 1W 1xAA LED Flashlight Black

i think this one will be decent... and .. if it can.. i would drop a cree mini in there... just don't know if it's a straight drop in or not...

hope someone out there has done it with this model..... step-by-step anyone??!??!?!

KraZy

I dont think anyone has tried yet but they will because this light just came out and no one has received it yet. I think the MX power flashlight have the same body and everything but just a different LED ... so you can try and ask if anyone has put the cree mini into the mx power flashlight. I dont think the cree mini has been around for long either so you probably have to wait a while for an answer. I too am thinking about putting a cree mini in there but a SSC mini would be even better if they ever make one.

Re: Powerlight HX-G011 1W 1xAA LED Flashlight Black

I love my 602C, it may cost a bit more than the OP's suggested light but even stock without modification it more than bright enough for what it is on lithiums. Not to mention it's a lot cheaper than a light such as a LOD-CE.